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In the UK, a cookie is not usually called a cookie. It is called a [[biscuit]], from a French word for twice cooked bread. In the UK biscuits are generally small and crispy in texture. The UK term for a US-style biscuit is a [[scone]]. | In the UK, a cookie is not usually called a cookie. It is called a [[biscuit]], from a French word for twice cooked bread. In the UK biscuits are generally small and crispy in texture. The UK term for a US-style biscuit is a [[scone]]. | ||
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Revision as of 18:05, April 6, 2008
A cookie (or biscuit in the UK) is a small flat or slightly raised cake. In the USA cookies are generally large and chewy in texture. The name 'cookie' derives from the Dutch koekje, which is a diminutive of koek, cake.
In the UK, a cookie is not usually called a cookie. It is called a biscuit, from a French word for twice cooked bread. In the UK biscuits are generally small and crispy in texture. The UK term for a US-style biscuit is a scone.